Given name & surname

Hollingworth

“holly”

Hollingworth is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hollingworth goes back to Old English holen, meaning “holly.”

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Where it comes from

Hollingworth comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English holen (“holly”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hollingworth’s family of names

In English usage, Hollingworth as a surname has a related form in HOLLINGSWORTH.

Walk Hollingworth’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Hollingworth, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Hepworth

“enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hemsworth

“enclosure”

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Old English

Hawksworth

“enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Haworth

“enclosure, yard; hedge”

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Old English

Holcroft

“hollow place”

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Old English

Howarth

“spur of land”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Old English

Illingworth

“belonging to” · “enclosure”

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Old English

Killingworth

“belonging to” · “enclosure”

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Sibling ideas

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